Editing Eddie Vedder (section)

===''Into the Wild''===
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[[File:20080821 Eddie Vedder at Auditorium Theater edit.jpg|thumb|Vedder in August 2008]]
Vedder contributed an album's worth of songs to the [[Into the Wild (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] for the 2007 film, ''[[Into the Wild (film)|Into the Wild]]''. The soundtrack was released on September 18, 2007, through [[J Records]]. It includes covers of the [[Indio (music)|Indio]] song "Hard Sun" and the Jerry Hannan song "Society".<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051139/vedder-goes-solo-for-into-the-wild-soundtrack "Vedder Goes Solo For 'Into The Wild' Soundtrack"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. July 4, 2007.</ref> Vedder said that having to write songs based on a narrative "simplified things". He said, "There were fewer choices. The story was there and the scenes were there."<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. [https://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN2638530120071027?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 "Q&A: Penn, Vedder go where the "Wild" things are"]. [[Reuters]]. October 26, 2007.</ref> Vedder's songs written for the film feature a [[folk music|folk]] sound. Thom Jurek of [[AllMusic]] called the soundtrack a "collection of folksy, rootsy tunes where [[Rock and roll|rock & roll]] makes fleeting appearances."<ref>Jurek, Thom. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1205099|pure_url=yes}} "Into the Wild"]. [[AllMusic]].</ref> Vedder won a [[65th Golden Globe Awards|2008]] Golden Globe Award for the song "[[Guaranteed (Eddie Vedder song)|Guaranteed]]" from ''Into the Wild''.<ref name="goldenglobes">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2007 |title=65th Golden Globe Awards Nominations & Winners |access-date=January 13, 2008 |publisher=goldenglobes.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524113041/http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2007 |archive-date=May 24, 2012 }}</ref> He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his contributions to the film's original score.<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047053/vedder-shakira-snag-golden-globe-music-nods "Vedder, Shakira Snag Golden Globe Music Nods"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. December 13, 2007.</ref> At the [[50th Grammy Awards|2008 Grammy Awards]], "Guaranteed" received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]].<ref>Futterman, Erica. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071207223346/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/12/06/bizarro-grammys-the-white-stripes-usbs-gerard-ways-mcr-packaging-flaming-lips-surround-sound/ "Bizarro Grammys: The White Stripes' USBs, Gerard Way's MCR Packaging, Flaming Lips' Surround Sound"]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. December 6, 2007.</ref> "Guaranteed" was also nominated a 2008 [[World Soundtrack Academy|World Soundtrack Award]] in the category of [[World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film|Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film]].<ref name="wsa">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com/news2.cgi?go=detail&id=601&lang=en |title=Nominees World Soundtrack Awards 2008 announced |website=Worldsoundtrackawards.com |access-date=August 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125112911/http://www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com/news2.cgi?go=detail&id=601&lang=en |archive-date=January 25, 2009 }}</ref> At the [[51st Grammy Awards|2009 Grammy Awards]], "Rise" received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo|Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo]].<ref name="51stgrammy">{{cite web|url=http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx |title=The 51st Grammy Awards Nominations List |publisher=grammy.com |access-date=December 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205000233/http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx |archive-date=December 5, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Vedder promoted the ''Into the Wild'' soundtrack with his first solo tour, which began in April 2008. The April leg of the tour, dubbed the "April Fools Tour", began in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada at The Centre on April 2, 2008, and was composed of ten dates focusing on the [[West Coast of the United States]].<ref>Reuters. [https://ew.com/article/2008/02/19/eddie-vedder-start-first-solo-tour-april/ "Eddie Vedder to Start Solo Tour"]. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. February 15, 2008.</ref><ref name=Ialtlut>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-apr-04-et-vedder4-story.html|title=It's a lot to live up to: The Pearl Jam frontman opens his first solo tour with an intimate yet powerful performance in Vancouver|access-date=September 20, 2008|date=April 4, 2008|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|author=Powers, Ann}}</ref> Vedder continued the tour with a second leg in August 2008 composed of fourteen dates focusing on the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] and Canada.<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044913/eddie-vedder-plots-east-coast-solo-tour "Eddie Vedder Plots East Coast Solo Tour"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. July 2, 2008.</ref> The second leg of the tour began in [[Boston]], Massachusetts at the [[Boston Opera House (1980)|Boston Opera House]] and ended in Chicago, Illinois at the [[Auditorium Building|Auditorium Theatre]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/07/02/tour-tracker-eddie-vedder-goo-goo-dolls-and-alice-cooper/ |title=Tour Tracker: Eddie Vedder, Goo Goo Dolls and Alice Cooper |access-date=September 20, 2008 |date=July 2, 2008 |publisher=[[RealNetworks]] |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |author=Kreps, Daniel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802164724/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/07/02/tour-tracker-eddie-vedder-goo-goo-dolls-and-alice-cooper/ |archive-date=August 2, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2009, Vedder followed his 2008 solo tour with another solo tour composed of fourteen dates focusing on the Eastern United States and Hawaii, which began in [[Albany, New York|Albany]], New York at the [[Palace Theatre (Albany, New York)|Palace Theatre]] and continued through to [[Honolulu]] at the [[Hawaii Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pearljam.com/news/ed-vedder-tour-announcement-presale-info |title=Ed Vedder Tour Announcement + Presale Info |access-date=April 8, 2009 |date=April 8, 2009 |publisher=pearljam.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613005125/http://www.pearljam.com/news/ed-vedder-tour-announcement-presale-info |archive-date=June 13, 2009 }}</ref>